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Collectables

Some books are more valuable than they might appear at first sight. They might be rare first editions, or they might be signed by the author. Sometimes, books are valuable because they are very old. Here are some examples.

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The Initials of the Heart

$10

The Initials in the Heart, Lawrence Whistler, Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964. Hardcover, good condition, some scuffing on the corners of the dust-jacket.
"Lawrence Whistler, poet and engraver on glass, tells the story of his life with Jill Furse, a young actress of great beauty and promise, and of their five-year marriage cut short by death. Though tragic in brevity, it is a love-story of extreme happiness, still growing through the bitter separations of war.

Sally Baxter Girl Reporter - Hong Kong Deadline

$10

by Sylvia Edwards. Published by World Distributors (Manchester) Limited, 1960. Hard cover, good condition, including dust-cover. 185 pages.

Noddy\'s Own Nursery Rhymes

The Dinah Shore American Kitchen

$25

Subtitled "Homestyle Cooking With Flair". Signed by author. Published by Doubleday, 1990. 304 pages. Large hardcover, excellent condition.

5 War Memorial Books

$40

This set of 5 books are produced by the Australian War Memorial between 1941 and 1945.
No dust jackets but generally good condition.
"Soldiering On, The Australian Army at Home and Overseas" shows more wear and tear than the others but still fair condition.
Hoping to sell as a set but willing to consider offers.

The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures - the Silver Jubilee Book

$20

A photographic history of 25 years in the reign of King George V, 1910-1935. Published by Odhams Press Ltd, undated.
Hardcover, no dust-jacket, fair condition. Brilliant sepia photographs, documenting a turbulent and innovative period of modern history.

Humphrey\'s Fairy Queen and Other Stories

$15

By Hon. Zoe Plunket. Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, Limited, London, 1920. 72 pages.
Small hardcover, some scuffing on cover. No dust-jacket.

The Skipper Parson

Quetzal Quest

$25

By Victor W. v.Hagen and Quail Hawkins. The story of the capture of the Quetzal, the sacred bird of the Aztecs and the Maya. Illustrated by Antonio Sotomayor.
Published by Oxford University Press, London. 209 pages. Hardcover, no dust-jacket, fair condition.

Destiny - How Port Adelaide put itself on the national stage

$$25

by Norman Ashton, Wakefield Press, 2018, Hardcover, New, 185 pages
This fascinating book tracks Port Adelaide's tumultuous, often controversial journey to the Australian Football League: from 1981 when the VFL (Victorian Football League) began to expand into a national competition, to 1994, when Port Adelaide finally won its licence, beating out the teams that had become bitter rivals along the way.

Victorian Shipwrecks

$$40

Subtitled "All wrecks in Victorian Waters and Bass Strait, including King Island and the Kent Group"
Written by J.K. Loney, published in 1971 by Hawthorn Press, Melbourne.
Very good condition. Small tear at corner of dust-jacket.
Please allow $10 for postage within Australia.